Vingilot (Quenya), or Vingilótë or Wingilótë [wiŋɡiˈloːte]), was the ship in which Eärendil and Elwing, taking with them the last of the Silmarils sailed to Aman in order to seek pardon and assistance from the Valar.
Matěj Čadil's conception of Vingilot
History[]
Guided by the light of the Silmaril, Eärendil navigated Vingilot through the Shadowy Seas to the Blessed Realm of Aman; he was the first Mortal to do so. He was not allowed, however, to return to Middle-earth, except to join the host of the Valar in the final War of Wrath against Morgoth. With Vingilot, Eärendil slew Ancalagon the Black, the greatest dragon that ever lived.
After the War of Wrath, Eärendil, with the Silmaril upon his brow, sailed Vingilot into the sky where the jewel shines forever as a morning star (the equivalent to Venus).[1]
Eärendil battles Ancalagon in Vingilot, by Ted Nasmith
The ship was referred to as Wingilótë during much of the First Age, but most instances of Quenya 'W' became 'V' after the First Age ended, yielding Vingilótë. The name was finally abbreviated to Vingilot.
Vingilot sailing through the skies, by Roger Garland
Etymology[]
Vingilot was a Quenya name for "Foam-flower".[2]
Real world[]
Late Show host Stephen Colbert named his Tesla Model S "Vingilot".[3]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ቪንጊሎት |
| Arabic | فينجيلوت |
| Armenian | Վինգիլոտ |
| Assamese | ভিংগিলট |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Вінгілот |
| Bengali | ভিনজিলট |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Вингилот |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 威基洛特 |
| Danish | Vingilot (Skumblomsten) |
| Georgian | ვინგილოტე |
| Greek | Βίνγκιλοτ |
| Gujarati | વિંજીલોટ |
| Hebrew | וינגילוט |
| Japanese | ヴィンギロト |
| Kannada | ವಿಂಗಿಲೋಟ್ |
| Kazakh | Вингилот (Cyrillic) Vïngïlot (Latin) |
| Konkani | विंगिलॉट |
| Korean | 빈길롯 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Вингилот |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Вингилот |
| Malayalam | വിംഗിലോട്ട് |
| Marathi | व्हिंगिलॉट |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Вингилот |
| Nepalese | भिन्जिलोट |
| Pashto | وینګیلوټ |
| Persian | ویگیلوءتهٔ |
| Punjabi | ਵਿੰਗੀਲੋਟ |
| Russian | Вингилотэ |
| Sanskrit | विङ्गिलोट् |
| Serbian | Вингилот (Cyrillic) Vingilot (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | වින්ගිලොට් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Вингилот |
| Tamil | விங்கிலோட் |
| Tatar | Вингилот |
| Telugu | వింగిలోట్ |
| Thai | วิงกิล็อท |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Вінгілот |
| Urdu | ونگیلوٹ |
| Yiddish | ווינגילאָט |
References[]
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index
- ↑ YouTube - Self-Driving Cars Are Coming Right For Us Oct 16, 2015